Seit 01/2008 

Geschäftsführer der GeoMobile GmbH

  

08/2003 - 12/2007              

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Fraunhofer ISST, Dortmund

Projektleiter und Mitarbeiter der Abteilung Integration Management, Verantwortlich für das Forschungskolloquium am Institutteil Dortmund, Akquirierung und Abwicklung von öffentlich-geförderten und kommerziellen Projekten der angewandten Forschung,  Mitarbeit an internationalen Forschungsprojekten im Bereich Mobiler Informationssysteme, Entwicklung einer Roadmap zur inhaltlichen Ausrichtung der Abteilung, Publizieren von Forschungsergebnissen

 

09/2001 - 03/2003

Associate Senior Lecturer, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Responsible for formal scheduled teaching at undergraduate level, Module leader for the Multimedia Systems Design module, Delivering lectures and tutorials for the Virtual Environment module, Designing teaching material and learning resources, Supervising final year projects and placement students, Member of the Intelligent Systems and Learning Environments research group, Presenting research papers at scientific conferences and publishing research in books and refereed journals

 

03/2000 - 07/2003           

IT Director, Axis, Leeds, UK

Responsible for the development and implementation of  the companies overall IT strategy, Overseeing the long term development of all software and hardware systems, Managing network administration, security, back-up, and support, Managing all aspects of software development and database administration, Liaising and negotiating contracts with external suppliers, Recruitment and line-management

 

03/1999 - 08/2001           

Associate Lecturer, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Responsible for formal scheduled teaching at undergraduate level for the Introduction to Business Computing and the Multimedia Technology module, Assessing exams and course work, Supervising final year projects, Millennium bug buster trainer, Member of the Virtual Learning Environments research group

 

09/1998 - 02/2000           

Analyst Programmer, Axis, Leeds, UK

Responsible for the design and development of the public interface of the Axis visual artists multimedia database, Implementation of  administrative systems - accounts, finance, customer relationship management, Hardware sourcing and configuration, Network configuration and administration, Delivery of IT training for staff

 

02/1997 - 08/1998           

Freiberuflicher IT Berater, Leeds, UK

Konzeption und Entwicklung von Internet-basierten IT Systemen für British Council, Arts Council of England, British Higher Education Information Service

 

09/1995 - 09/1996           

Organisations-Programmierer

Gemeinsame Kommunale Datenzentrale, Kreis Recklinghausen

 

01/1990 - 12/1991           

Anwendungsentwickler Datenbanksysteme

Datenbanksysteme DBS Brand, Herne

 

03/1989 - 10/1989           

Organisations-Programmierer

DKV Euro Service, Düsseldorf

 

Ausbildung

 

1997 - 2003        

Promotion (Ph.D.) Leeds Metropolitan University, School of Computing

 

1998 - 1999        

Post-Graduate Certificate in Research Methodology, Leeds Metropolitan University

 

1992 - 1996        

Diplom Informatik, Fachhochschule Dortmund, Allgemeine Informatik                 

 

1986 - 1989        

Datenverarbeitungs-Kaufmann, Berufsschule IHK Duisburg, Thyssen AG

 

1977 - 1986        

Allgemeine Hochschulreife, Otto-Hahn Gymnasium, Herne

 

Ausgewählte Publikationen

  

Gerhard, M. (2009) Akzeptanz Mobiler Räumlicher Assistenzsysteme, in Innovative mobile Technologien und Anwendungen, U. Großmann (ed.), pp. 39-50, LIT Verlag, Berlin, Germany, ISBN 978-3-643-10348-2

 

Gerhard, M. (2006) Evaluating Embodied Conversational Agents in Collaborative Virtual Environments, in Evaluating Embodied Conversational Agents, Ruttkay, Z., Andre, E., Johnson, W.L., Pelachaud, C. (eds.), Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany, ISSN 1862-4405

 

Gerhard, M., Moore, D., Hobbs D. (2005) Close Encounters of the Virtual Kind: Agents Simulating Copresence, in Journal of Applied Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 19 (3-4), pp. 393-412, Taylor & Francis Academic Publishers, ISSN 0883-9514

 

Gerhard, M., Moore, D., Hobbs D. (2004) Embodiment and Copresence in Collaborative Interfaces, in International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Vol. 61 (4), pp. 453-480, Elsevier Academic Press, ISSN 1071-5819

 

Kamphusmann, T., Gerhard, M. (2004) CommunicAID - Kommunikationsunterstützende Systeme, in Zukünfte des Computers, Pias, C. (ed.), pp. 157-170, Diaphanes Verlag, Germany, ISBN 3-935300-56-5

 

Gerhard, M., Kamphusmann, T. (2004) CommunicAID: Towards Augmented Communication Systems, in  Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik 2004, Chamoni, P., Deiters, W., Gronau, N., et al. (eds), pp. 173-188, Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft Berlin, Germany, ISBN 3-89838-050-5

 

Gerhard, M. (2003) A Hybrid Avatar/Agent Model for Educational Collaborative Virtual Environments, Ph.D. Thesis, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK

 

Gerhard, M. (2002) Collaborative Virtual Environments, in Creating and Using Virtual Reality: A Guide for the Arts and Humanities, Fernie, K., Richards, J. (eds), Oxbow Books, UK, ISBN 1842170406

 

Gerhard, M., Moore, D., Hobbs, D. (2002) An Experimental Study of the Effect of Presence in Collaborative Virtual Environments, in Intelligent Agents for Mobile and Virtual Media, Earnshaw, R., Vince, J. (eds), pp. 113-123, Springer Verlag, London, UK, ISBN 1-85233-556-4

 

Gerhard, M., Moore, D., Hobbs, D. (2001) Continuous Presence in Collaborative Virtual Environments: Towards the Evaluation of a Hybrid Avatar-Agent Model for User Representation, in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 2190, pp. 137-155, Springer Verlag, London, UK, ISBN 3-540-42570-5

 

Gerhard, M., Fabri, M. (2000) The Virtual Student: User Embodiment in Virtual Learning Environments, in International Perspectives on Tele-Education and Virtual Learning Environments, Hobbs, D. and Orange, G. (eds), pp. 32-55, Ashgate Publishing,  Aldershot, UK, ISBN 0754612023,

 

Gerhard, M., Hobbs, D., Moore, D., Fabri, M. (1999) Cognitive Immersion in Collaborative Virtual Environments: A Hybrid Avatar/Agent Model for User Representation in Virtual Learning Environments, in Eurographics UK 1999 Conference Proceedings, Cambridge, UK, ISBN 0-95221097-8-6

 

Gerhard M, Hobbs D, Moore D, Fabri M (1999) Agents for Networked Virtual Learning Environments, in Networking Entities: Tele-education & Telematics, Guenther J and Zeibekakis G (eds.), pp. 42-49, Danube University, Krems, Austria, ISBN 3-901876-05-7